Sumo

Sumo Artist: The Superjesus
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 093624684329
EAN: 0093624684329
ASIN: B000007NCS


Release Date: 1998-06-23

Sumo


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Tracks:

  1. Down Again
  2. Saturation
  3. Sandfly
  4. Now & Then
  5. Ashes
  6. I'm Stained
  7. Honeyrider
  8. Shut My Eyes
  9. Dead Ended
  10. Strips Of You

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Silverchair, You Am I, and Magic Dirt are all bands Aussiephiles hold dear, but Adelaide's the Superjesus are one of the most compelling groups to emerge from the land down under since Men at Work. The band's American debut, Sumo, is a melodious conglomeration of styles and moods. One minute the music bristles with tension, the next it bobs merrily like a tyke on a pogo stick or drifts sedately like a duck in a pond. Points of reference include Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, and R.E.M., but what really separates the Superjesus from the fray is vocalist Sarah McLeod, whose accomplished croon sounds like a cross between Pat Benatar and the vocalists in Veruca Salt. Sometimes the band gets too schmaltzy, as on "Now and Then," which sounds too much like the Cranberries for comfort. However, when the Superjesus combine the sweet with the spiky, balancing pop purity with rebellious rage ("Down Again," "Saturation," "Ashes"), they're truly divine. <I>--Jon Wiederhorn</I>

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Excellent Melodic Rock Music!!.......2003-08-29

Being a fan of similar groups such as Joydrop and Evanescence, I have been looking for groups such as The Superjesus to listen to. This is a very good debut album, sometimes very raw and unhibited. I especially enjoyed Down Again, Saturation, I'm Stained and the final closing track which sounds oddly half-finished.

At times them music veers towards Grunge, but never quite getting there. It's a sort of melodic rock with a 'garagey' feel, almost like it was literally recorded in a garage.

Sarah Mcleod's vocal delivery is very good, occasionally rasping. Her vocals arent quite as diverse as say Tara Sloan or Amy from Evanescence but are still very good. Her vocals for example would fit nicely on albums by Love Spirals Downwards - another great group to check out.

On the strength of this album I bought the second album by The Superjesus which im looking forward to.

As mentioned earlier in the review if you like this kind of music there are many bands I could reccomend.

Obvious comparisons could be made with Nirvana, The Foo Fighters, The Cranberries, Veruca Salt, Mazzy Star, Hooverphonic, Joydrop and Evanescence.

If you havent heard of many of these bands there is a wealth of interesting music to be found there.

4 out of 5 stars Basic guitar rock that works.......2003-01-19

Another guitar pop/rock act from Australia. By the the time this album was released (97-98), the scene was already very crowded with most acts failing to distiguish themselves from the other. What set them apart from the herd was Sarah's clear, delicate vocal delivery and Guitarist Chris Tennants solid and catchy songwriting. Musicaly they stick to a very basic formula of catchy post grunge-like melodic guitar riffing. There are quick and heavy tracks and also some mellower material which Sarah handles pretty well. I will go to say that I still enjoy this disc today and it is well worth purchasing for those into guitar pop-rock with good female vocals.

4 out of 5 stars it's a keeper.......2002-12-20

Yes, "Sumo" is a truely GREAT hard rock album, even though the last 2 songs on it are so bad/unfinished, I can't even listen to them (the other 8 songs are SO good, though).

5 out of 5 stars good aussie bands.......2002-01-30

this is a band to definately watch, and to see them live is even better, they are awesome. Sarah Mcleod has a truly amazing voice.

5 out of 5 stars

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